Bench-rest for vise-work.



Patented Aug. 8, I899.

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JOHN D. HODGE, OF KEARNY, NEYV JERSEY.

BENCH REST FOR VlS E- WORK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 630,698, dated August 8, 1899. A plication filed October 29,1898. Serial No. 694,901. (No model.)

be a fu1l,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention is intended for the use of machinists, carpenters, pipe-fitters, &c., and

is adapted to be applied to a work-bench and employed in connection with a vise or the like to support the rearwardly-proj ecting free end of a piece of work. The objects of the invention are to hold said free end of a piece of work in place and sustain its weight, so that the piece of work will not be bent or broken or dislodged from the vise or other tool in which it is held for working; to provide' a support or restwhich can be attached at any point along the length of the bench and which is also capable of vertical and angular adjustment; to provide means for making said vertical adjustments with exactness and easeeven though a heavyweight is be-1 ing supported; to obtain a compact, convenient, and durable construction, and to secure other advantages and results, some of which. maybe referred to hereinafter in connection,

with the description of the working parts.

The invention consists in the improved bench-rest for vise-work, &c. ,herein described and in the arrangements and combinations of parts of the same, all substantially as will be hereinafter set forth and finally embraced in the clauses of the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several views, Figure l isa side view of the benchrest entire, andFig. 2 is a front view of the same. Fig, 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line at, Fig. ;1', showing more especially the relations of a certain post to the supportingclamp and other parts. Fig. 4 is a section on line y, Fig. 3, showing a certain collar; and

socketed end of a wrench used in operating the rest, together with the stud receiving said wrench.

In said drawings, aindicates a clamp adapted to be secured to the edge of the work-bench and having an upright portion a, adapted to come in contact with the edge of the bench, and arms a a3, projecting therefrom at right angles to lie above and below the bench top, parallel thereto,as is common in clamps. Said lower arm a is perforated and threaded to receive a set-screw b of any usual construction,

. its upper end engaging the under surface of the bench top, so that the clamp on may be firmly fixed thereon in the ordinary way. The upright part a of the clamp is perforated, as at c, to receive a post (1, adapted to be inserted in place fromthe rear and extend horizontally forward; from the clamp a, as shown. The rear end of said post is provided with a head d, which lies in a recess a at the back of the upright part a and prevents forward withdrawal of the post. Said post 01 is centrally and longitudinally slotted for a portion of its length forward of the clamp a, as shown at e, said slot being adapted to receive the upright f of a support f. The support f cornprises the upright f and a head-piece g, havingasocket g, into which the upper end of the upright f fits. The piece of work to be supported rests upon said head-piece g, and by having said head-piece detachable different forms of head-pieces adapted to difierent kinds of work may be used.

' The upright f is of any desired length and is preferably rectangular in' cross-section and fitted to slide freely in the slot 6 without undue looseness in the direction of the width of said slot. To enable said upright to be set and held at any desired height, I have provided the set-screw h. The forward end of the post d is centrally and longitudinally bored, as at 01 inward to the slot 6, and threaded to receive said set-screw h.

To prevent the end of the set-screw h from directly engaging the upright f and thus injuring or defacing the side of said upright, a thrust-pieced is inserted therebetween. Said thrust-piece fits loosely in the slot e and is held from dropping outby a head i at one end and a pin j at the other.

Fig. 5 is a central longitudinal section of the A collar or washer 75 may be placed upon the post d between the upright f and the front face of the clamp a, if desired, so that said upright will not directly engage said front face.

In operating my bench-rest it is first secured by the clamp a to the bench at the point best suited to the work in hand, it being understood that when not in actual use the device is removed and kept under the bench or in any other convenient place. An appropriate head-piece having been placed upon the upright f the set-screw h is loosened and the supportfis raised or lowered to the proper height. Then by tightening the set-screw h the uprightf is gripped between the washer is and thrust-piece i, the head d of the post (1 being at the same time drawn firmly into its seat. Said post d, with its head (1, is preferably made cylindrical and the perforations c and recess 0 therefor circular, so as to permit, when the set-screw his loosened and vertical adjustment being made,

'of an angular adjustment also by a turning of the post d upon its longitudinal axis.

In some kinds of work a more or less nice and accurate vertical adjustment of the support f may be necessary while a considerable weight is upon said support-as, for instance, in leveling up a heavy piece of work-and to provide for a more exact and convenient movement of the upright f than would be possible by hand in such cases I may out upon one side of said upright f teeth Z, forming a rack, and provide a pinion m to intermesh therewith. Said pinion is preferably made removable, so that the upright can be more freely operated by hand, if desired, and I therefore form or attach the said pinion on the end of the crank n, employed to turn the pinion, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The end of the crank 01 is also socketed, as at a, to receive a stud 0, upon which the crank turns. At the opposite side of the upright f from the pinion m is a friction-roller p to prevent the upright from moving away from the pinion, so that the teeth no longer engage. The studs p and o of the friction-roller and pinion project from ears or extensions it upon the collar 70, which is loose upon the post d, and thus retain their proper position relative to the upright f at whatever angle the latter is inclined.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is A bench-rest comprising a clamp for athaving its end lying in said perforation and provided with a head preventing withdrawal while permitting rotary movement, a support having its upright sliding in said slot, and a set-screw working longitudinally in the end of the post to force said upright toward the clamp, substantially as set forth.

3. In a bench-rest, the combination with perforated means for attachment to a bench, of a forwardly-projecting post having its end lying in said perforation and provided with a head preventing withdrawal, said post being longitudinally slotted intermediate of the ends, a support sliding in said slot, a washer surrounding the post on one side of said support and a thrust-piece inserted in the slot on the other side, and a set-screw working axially in the forward free end of the post and extending into the said slot, substantially as set forth.

4. In a bench-rest, the combination with means for attachment to a bench, said means providing an upright part perforated and recessed, of a forwardly-projecting post capable of turning in said perforation and having a head lying in said recess preventing withdrawal, said post having a slot intermediate of its two ends and being axially bored out and threaded from the free end into said slot, a support having its upright part sliding in said slot, and a set screw inserted in the free end of the post and being adapted to force said support toward said upright part and seat the head of the post firmly in the recess, substantially as set forth.

5. A bench-rest comprising means for attachment to a bench, a forwardly-projecting post capable of longitudinal and rotary movement,a support havingitsuprightslidingin an opening in said post and having teeth formed on one side, a pinion inter-meshing with the said teeth, means for turning said pinion to raise or lower the support, and means for clamping said support and said post against movement, substantially as set forth.

6. In a bench-rest, the combination of a clamp to be secured to the bench and having its body portion perforated, a post having its end lying in said perforation and provided with a head to prevent withdrawal, a support having an upright sliding in an aperture in said post, a collar arranged on the post, a friction-roller and a pinion disposed at opposite sides of the upright on studs projecting from said collar, said pinion engaging cooperating rack-teeth on the upright, means for rotating said pinion, and a set-screw which simultaneously holds said collar, support and posth against movement, substantially as set ort 7. In a bench-rest, the combination with means for attachment to a bench, of a horizontally-projecting post having a transverse aperture, a set-screw extending axially from the free end of said post into said aperture, a support having its upright portion extendin g through said aperture and toothed on one side, a removable pinion intermeshing with said toothed upright, an opposite frictionroller, and means for turning said pinion, substantially as set forth.

8. A bench-rest comprising means for attachment to a bench, a horizontally-projecting post adapted to turn in its bearings and having an aperture, a collar arranged on said post, a support extending through the aperture in the post and provided with rackteeth, and a pinion and friction-roller arranged at opposite sides of the support and pivoted on studs projecting from the said collar whereby they retain their proper relative position to the support as the post is oscillated, substantially as set forth.

9. In a bench-rest the combination of a clamp for fastening the device to a bench, a post outwardly projecting from said clamp, a support having its upright portion extending through an opening in said post and provided with rack-teeth, a removable handle or crank having a socketed end and a pinion thereon adapted to cooperate with said rack, and a stud receiving the socketed end of said crank, substantially as set fOI'th.

10. In a bench-rest, the combination with means of attachment to a bench, said means providing a perforation for receiving the end of a post, of said post, projecting outwardly from the bench and being capable of turning in said perforation and having a transverse aperture, a support having its leg sliding in said aperture, and means for clamping said leg against movement and said post against turning, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of October, 1898;

JOHN D. HODGE. Witnesses:

CHARLES H. PELL,

O. B. PITNEY. 

